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ENCL welcomes the New Year with reflection, recognition and a vision for the future

COLOMBO, Jan. 2 -- Express Newspapers Ceylon Ltd (ENCL) marked the New Year with a simple ceremony held at its head office in Grandpass, Colombo, on Thursday (January 1), bringing together management ... Read More


Sri Lanka ranked among the unhealthy 40 in World Global Health Index 2025

COLOMBO, Jan. 1 -- Sri Lanka has been ranked 158th in the CEOWorld Global Health Index 2025, placing the country among the bottom 40 least healthy nations globally, with an overall health score of 54.... Read More


Sri Lanka in 2025: A year of crisis, reform and reckoning

Sri Lanka, Jan. 1 -- The year 2025 will be remembered as one of the most consequential and testing periods in Sri Lanka's recent history - a year marked by devastating natural disasters, fragile econo... Read More


Sri Lanka ends 2025 with inflation at 2.1%, as food prices spike in Dec

COLOMBO, Dec. 31 -- Sri Lanka's inflation stood at 2.1% in the 12 months to December 2025, while consumer prices rose 1.2% month-on-month, according to data released by the Department of Census and St... Read More


Sri Lanka seeks Chinese assistance to repair railways damaged by Cyclone Ditwah

COLOMBO, Dec. 30 -- Sri Lanka has requested technical and financial assistance from China to repair railway tracks and bridges damaged by Cyclone Ditwah. The request was made during a meeting between... Read More


SEC explores infrastructure, municipal bonds to fund public projects

COLOMBO, Dec. 30 -- Sri Lanka's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is exploring the introduction of infrastructure and municipal bonds as alternative financing mechanisms to fund large-scale pub... Read More


IMF revises down Sri Lanka's 2025 reserve projections amid rate cuts and credit growth

COLOMBO, Dec. 24 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised down Sri Lanka's net international reserve (NIR) projections for 2025, citing updated macroeconomic assumptions in a country repor... Read More


ILO warns Cyclone Ditwah puts 16% of Sri Lanka's GDP and 374,000 jobs at risk

COLOMBO, Dec. 24 -- Floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah have placed around 16% of Sri Lanka's gross domestic product (GDP), equivalent to about US$16 billion, and nearly 374,000 jobs at ... Read More


Cyclone Ditwah causes $4.1 billion in damage across Sri Lanka, World Bank estimates

COLOMBO, Dec. 22 -- Cyclone Ditwah, which battered Sri Lanka in late November, has caused an estimated US$4.1 billion in direct physical damage to buildings, agriculture and critical infrastructure, a... Read More


Cyclone Ditwah and the reckoning facing Sri Lanka's property sector

Sri Lanka, Dec. 18 -- The Cyclonic Storm Ditwah has left a profound imprint on Sri Lanka's physical landscape and national psyche. The upcountry and central highland regions, long regarded as among th... Read More